Keikyu Line train services back to normal two days after fatal accident at Yokohama crossing
Keikyu Line train services return to normal in Yokohama two days after an express train hit a delivery truck stuck at a railway crossing.
With the Rugby World Cup starting in just two weeks, a monument was unveiled Thursday, marking the city's place in the 150-year history of the sport in Japan. With the help of donations, the Kanagawa Rugby Football Union erected the monument to commemorate the Yokohama ...
Pressured by its struggling finances, Yokohama goes all in on casino bid
On a recent afternoon, Yamashita Park in Yokohama's waterfront was teeming with visitors — from lovey-dovey young couples to picnicking families and foreign tourists taking selfies in front of the ocean liner Hikawamaru, a museum ship permanently moored at the park. A short distance away, ...
Driver of Keikyu train says he used emergency brakes but couldn't avoid fatal collision
Police searched the offices of the trucking firm and are looking into whether the train’s brakes were used “appropriately.”
One dead and 33 injured as train hits truck and derails in Yokohama
The accident occurred at around 11:40 a.m. at a crossing on the Keikyu Line between Kanagawa-Shimmachi and Nakakido stations.
Casino giants crank up PR to snag first Japanese resort licenses
Since the enactment of a law in July 2018 legalizing casino gambling in Japan, large resort operators from the United States have been boosting public relations efforts as they plan bids to enter the budding market. With the law set to allow up to three ...
A guide to the 2019 Rugby World Cup and its host cities
What to do, see, drink and eat in each of the RWC cities as well as match dates and information on stadiums, transport and accommodation.
African Development Bank chief seeks 'bolder' Japanese investment in Africa
African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina has called on Japanese companies to be "bolder" about making investments in Africa. There are major business opportunities for Japanese firms in Africa in such fields as energy, medicine and digital industries, Adesina suggested in an interview Friday. "I recognize ...
TICAD closes with effort by Japan to differentiate its African investment projects from China's
The three-day African development conference ends with a 13-page Yokohama Declaration viewed as criticism of Beijing’s “debt-trap diplomacy” in the rapidly growing continent.
Abe pledges to push Japanese investment in Africa but steers clear of target at TICAD
A three-day conference on African development kicked off Wednesday in Yokohama, as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged to aggressively promote private-sector investment in Africa in his opening speech but failed to set a new numerical target on funds to be funneled to the continent. Facing ...
Chinese presence in Africa looms over opening of TICAD development conference in Yokohama
Dozens of top African leaders are due to visit, but Tokyo is worried that some may cancel their trip because of pressure from China.
Port area the center of national firsts, lively excursions
Modern Yokohama might be second in Japan in terms of population but, historically, it has long been a city of firsts. Japan's first gas lamps were installed in the Bashamichi area in Yokohama. | GETTY IMAGES In the mid-19th century, after U.S. Commodore Matthew Perry forced ...
